So the question arises, do the suburbs maintain a semblance of the larger-than-life appeal of their more famous neighbor?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Garland ‘burbs need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Garland area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the suburbs to live up to Garland proper, although University Park certainly tries.

Of course, not all suburbs of Garland are created equally, which is precisely why we set out to find the best ones. So without further ado…

We examined the 52 biggest suburbs of Garland to find out the worst places to live. And while you won’t necessarily find them on the worst places to live in Texas lists, these ten places are a little too far downwind of Garland in terms of quality of life.

Editor’s Note: If you see a slight difference between the worst in state rankings and this suburb ranking, it’s because of the methodology. We needed a way to include more places, so we eliminated crime and commute times as criteria for this analysis.

1. Hutchins

We’ll get the ball rolling with Hutchins, the absolute worst place to live around Garland according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Hutchins beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 1st worst in the Garland area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 1st worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it’s cheap to live there. But there’s a reason for that… it’s Hutchins.

You won’t feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren’t a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

3. Kaufman

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Garland suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Kaufman on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that’s an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it’s in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Garland suburbs.

5. Lancaster

Lancaster has the distinction of being a Garland suburb. Which means that’s about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Lancaster has the 6th lowest home values in the metro Garland area, where the median price is $104,500. To put that into perspective, in University Park, the median income is $198,438, which is the best in the area.

8. Glenn Heights

Glenn Heights is a city about 28.0 miles from Garland, but Garland probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You’d be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Glenn Heights has the 14th most uninsured people, 14th worst incomes, and has the 6th highest unemployment rate (7.8%) in the entire Garland metro area.

Homes only cost $137,200 for a reason. That’s cheap for Garland standards.